DA drops charges in rec center rape case

Prosecutors have withdrawn charges against five young teens charged with raping a 12-year-old girl at a Philadelphia recreation center.

The Philadelphia district attorney's office said Friday that an investigation determined there was not enough evidence to pursue charges in this case.

The 14- and 15-year-old boys had been charged with raping the girl in a stairwell at a busy recreation center on the evening of July 16. They were on house arrest and were supposed to stand trial next month.